Where Does The Last Name Mayers Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mayers (Russian: Майерс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayers? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 31,107^th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 424,460 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Mayers are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 818,356^th most common forename throughout the world, held by 129 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,823 people, or 1 in 46,332. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 99 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Barbados, where 11 percent are found.

Mayers Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Mayers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mayers last name increased 548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mayers Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (48%) in Ireland and Orthodox (73%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Mayers last name are 5.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mayers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.75% more than the national average, earning R 363,000 per year; in United States they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $43,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $53,269 CAD per year.